Hammock Beach Resort, A Salamander Golf and Spa Resort is a luxurious, family-friendly oceanfront resort in Palm Coast that feels like a giant pool party. The resort goes all out in the splash department with a 91,000 square-foot pavilion starring waterfalls, a lazy river, water flume, poolside service, and zero entry areas for the water-wing set. Kids will be stretching themselves to their full toe-to-tip height to meet the “Must be 48-inches tall” rule for the water slide. Take a quick lunch break at the poolside ocean bar & cafe and check for sunburned shoulders before heading for the pink-shelled beach. Later on, swap your floppy beach hat for a visor and hit the eight lighted Hydro-Grid tennis courts, or one of the Nicklaus- or Watson-designed championship golf courses. If you’re looking for a more traditional workout, hit the well-equipped fitness center. The on-site coffee bar provides the jolt of caffeine you’ll need post-workout. Hop on bikes for an afternoon of exploring, check out the full-service spa, or book a Sundancer yacht cruise for an unforgettable evening on the open water.

Elegantly styled, your individually decorated two or three bedroom condo welcomes you back, with comfortable gathering spaces, stunning ocean views, and a full kitchen. Come dinner time, declare yourself off-duty and dine at the on-site sushi bar or at Delfinos, the Italian restaurant. (Throw a load of laundry into your in-suite washer before heading out; that’s called multitasking!) When you return from dinner, have everyone put on their PJs. Start the dryer and grab the DVDs you packed to watch on the Flatscreen TV with DVD player in your condo. Put one kid in charge of choosing a movie and another on snack duty (tomorrow night they can switch).

Hammock Beach Resort, A Salamander Golf and Spa Resort offers two championship golf courses right on-site. The Jack Nicklaus-designed Ocean Course was named one of Golf Week’s 2016 Best Courses in Florida. The 18-hole course was recently renovated, and the Grand Reopening is scheduled for November 2017. The 18-hole Conservatory Course was designed by Tom Watson. It’s been named one of Golf Digest’s Editor’s Choice Best Golf Resorts in Florida two years in a row. Take a family field trip to Marineland Dolphin Adventure. You will have four dolphin encounters to choose from. If you want to meet, greet and interact with a bottlenose dolphin, go for the Touch & Feed experience (must be at least age three to participate). Dolphin Designs (for ages five and up) allow you to choose up to three colors that a dolphin will then use to paint on a canvas. Discover Dolphins is a hands-on experience in shallow water where you will interact with a dolphin alongside a trainer (for ages five and up). Teens and adults over the age of thirteen can be a Trainer for a Day. Help prepare meals and feed the dolphins, attend a lecture on dolphin training and encounter dolphins.